September 25-29

On Thursday, we will have our second vocabulary quiz worth 40 points.  I have included a list of the words below so you can study with your child if you would like to do so.

We are currently in the middle of the novel The Scarlet Letter and the students will be required to read chapters 15-22 this week.  Tonight's homework is reading chapter 15 and the students will be quizzed on what they read tomorrow in class.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at derickson@d220.org.

Have a great week!

Set #2

belligerent (adj):  combative; quarrelsome

gregarious (adj):  out-going; sociable

affable (adj):  easy to talk to; friendly

chicanery (n):  deceit; underhanded behavior

pejorative (adj):  negative

acerbic (adj):  bitter; sour; severe

altruism (n):  selflessness; helping others without accepting anything in return

prudent (adj):  having forethought; wise; careful

frugal (adj):  economical; penny-pinching

confluence (n):  flowing together; converging